Works of Ossian: Vol. I.Fleischer, 1783 |
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... himself by election . On occafion of a new war against the King of the World , as the poems emphatically call the Roman em- peror , the Druids , to vindicate the honour of the or- der , began to refume their ancient privilege of chufing ...
... himself by election . On occafion of a new war against the King of the World , as the poems emphatically call the Roman em- peror , the Druids , to vindicate the honour of the or- der , began to refume their ancient privilege of chufing ...
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... himself had the folly to declare to feveral per- fons , That , as there was no fale for Gaelic li terature , he would write fomething against that literature , which he was certain would fell ; and that fo he would receive from the ...
... himself had the folly to declare to feveral per- fons , That , as there was no fale for Gaelic li terature , he would write fomething against that literature , which he was certain would fell ; and that fo he would receive from the ...
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... himself , before he thought it his interest to disguife the truth . or , The Highlanders , who rehearse these poems at present , divide them into as many different pieces , as Mr. Macpherson has divided them in- to books . As his fearch ...
... himself , before he thought it his interest to disguife the truth . or , The Highlanders , who rehearse these poems at present , divide them into as many different pieces , as Mr. Macpherson has divided them in- to books . As his fearch ...
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... himself , and a thou- fand others can prove . can prove . The Maid of Creca , for example , an episode in Fingal , in my pof- feffion , is a large complete poem of itself , and extends to fome hundred lines , all which are omitted in ...
... himself , and a thou- fand others can prove . can prove . The Maid of Creca , for example , an episode in Fingal , in my pof- feffion , is a large complete poem of itself , and extends to fome hundred lines , all which are omitted in ...
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... himself , can be believed . Our Inquirer , however , has fixed upon one thing , which , he fays , will fatisfy him effectually : If we will produce the origi 易 nals , in Offian's own hand - writing , " with pro- " per vouchers that ...
... himself , can be believed . Our Inquirer , however , has fixed upon one thing , which , he fays , will fatisfy him effectually : If we will produce the origi 易 nals , in Offian's own hand - writing , " with pro- " per vouchers that ...
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againſt ancient arms bards battle beam blaft breaft Cairbar Calmar Carril cave chace chief clouds compofitions Cona Connal Cromla Crugal Cuchullin dark daugh daughter death defart Druids Duchomar ecchoing Engliſh Erin faid fame feaft feen fhall fhells fhew fhield fhips fhould fide figh fight filent Fillan Fingal fnow fome fon of Semo fong foul fpear friends fteel ftill ftones ftood ftorm ftream ftrength ftrong fubject fuch fword Gaelic Gaelic language Gaul ghofts hand heath heroes Highlands hill himſelf ifle Innisfail Ireland Iriſh king of Morven Lamderg language Lena Lochlin Macpherſon maid manufcripts mift mighty Morna moſt night noife Ofcar Offian paffage perfon poems publiſhed racter raife raiſe reft rife roaring rock Ryno Scotland SHAW contra SHAW Shaw's Analyfis Shaw's Inquiry Starno Swaran Temora thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou thouſand Torman translation Trenmor Ullin uſed voice waves wind youth